Oil gauge rod wiper



Patented June 3, 1941 TES PT T h'FHQE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved wiper for oil gauge rods,particularly to a wiper that may be employed for wiping rods of variouscross sectional shapes.

It is an object of the invention to provide a wiper having jaws providedwith absorbent material for wiping an oil gauge rod and a receptaclecarried by the jaws into which the oil removed from the rod can drainand be retained.

Still another aim of theinvention is to provide an oil gauge rod wiperhaving means associated with handle portions thereof, and whereby thewiper may be readily hung and retained in position on brace rods orother supporting means, when not in use. 7

Still a further aim of the invention is to proide an oil gauge rod wiperhaving a shield or guard disposed between the jaw portions and handleportions thereof for preventing the oil, removed by the jaws, fromdraining along the handles.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully apparent from the following description of drawing, whichillustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, and

wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the oil gauge rod wiper,

Figure 2 is an edge view in elevation and partly in section of the same,7

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken. substantially along theplane of the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figures 4 and 5 are, transverse sectional views taken substantiallyalong the planes of the lines P 44 and 5-5, respectively, of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein like referencecharacters designate like or corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views, It designates generally the oil gauge rod wiper whichincludes arms or levers H and [2 which are channel shaped in crosssection, as best seen in Figures 3, 4 and 5. The arms or levers II andI2, intermediate of their ends, are provided with ears l3 which projectfrom each of the sides of the channel portions thereof. The pairs ofears 13 are provided with openings, not shown, which'are adapted toaline when the ears l3 or arm l2 are in overlapping relationship to theears [3 of arm l for receiving a pin or rivet M which loosely engagesthe openings of the ears [3 for pivotally connecting the arms or leversl l and I2.

The arms H and 12 are provided with corresponding ends l5 forming jawsand between which are disposed a strip of absorbent material it. Thestrip I5 is folded, intermediate of its end, and the folded portionthereof disposed adjacent to the pivoted ends of the jaws it. As bestseen in Figure 3, the folded portions of the strip it are partiallydisposed in the channels of the jaws l5 and are retained therein bymeans of toothed edges ll, of the jaws I5, which are turned inwardly, asbest seen in Figure 5 for engaging and holding the folded portions ofthe strip H5. Parts of the folded portions of the strip l6 extend intothe space between the jaws l 5 to abut when the jaws are in a closedposition, as seen in Figures 1 and 3. The jaws 25, when in a closedposition, converge toward their free ends so that the strip l6, adjacentits folded end i is not compressed and as a result forms a relativelynarrow elongated opening it, adjacent to which the side edges of thejaws [5 are recessed at id, for a purpose which will hereinafter bedescribed.

The opposite ends of the arms or levers H and I2 form the handles 2!!and 2t, respectively. Handle 2| is elongated to form an extension '22which extends laterally across the free end of the handle 28 and whichis provided with an inturned end 23. The handles 20 and 2| and theextension 22 are likewise channel shaped in cross section and when thejaws are in a closed position the free end of the handle 20 is disposedWithin the end 23, as best seen in Figure 3. A pad 24 is secured bymeans of the fastening 25 to the outer side of the free end of thehandle 20 to prevent the handle 28 from directly contacting the end 23,when the jaws [5 are moved to a closed position, and for another purposewhich will hereinafter be explained. A spring 25 has its intermediateportion wound on the rivet or pivot pin it with the ends thereofextending toward the free ends of the handles 20 and El and disposed inthe channels thereof, as best seen in Figure 3, to urge the handles awayfrom each other for urging the jaws I5 toward a closed position.

The handles 29 and 2|, in a normal position, as seen in Figure 1, forman elongated opening by means of which the wiper Hi may be readily hungon a nail or hook with the jaws 55 in a depending position. The wiperIt! may also be hung on a rod or bar such as a brace rodin a motorvehicle by moving the handles 2t and 21 toward each other so that theextension 22 and its end 23 will form a hook for engaging a bar or rod,not shown, after which the handles 28 and 2! are released so that thehandle ill will move toward the end 23 and its pad 2 3 will engage thebar or rod to thereby retain it in engagement with the end 23 until thehandles are again compressed relatively to each other. The sides 2'! ofthe end 23 increase in width toward the terminal of the end 23, as bestseen in Figures 1 and 3, so that when the handle 2!! is in a partiallyretracted position relatively to the end 23 it will combine with thesloping edges of the sides 21 to form an opening for receiving the rodor bar, which opening will be closed at its lower end by the sides 21and the handle 20,

An elongated receptacle 28 is provided. with outwardly flared sides 29 Yand with inwardly pressed portions 30 forming opposed ribs in the sidesof the receptacle 28 for engaging the recesses 3| in the sides of thejaws 15, adjacent their free ends, for detachably mounting thereceptacle 28 on the wiper ID. The bottom of the receptacle 28 is filledwith a mass of absorbent material 32, over which is disposed a plate 33which is urged upwardly by the mass 32 into engagement with the freeends of the jaws l5. The connections 39, 3! provide means for supportingreceptacle 28 on the jaws i and also enables the jaws i 5 to be openedand closed with the receptacle 28 mounted thereon. A pull on thereceptacle 28 combined with a rocking motion relatively to the jaws [5will readily detach it therefrom and the receptacle may be readilyapplied in the same manner. The receptacle 28 is adapted to receive theoil draining from the strip I6 which oil will pass around the plate 33and be absorbed by the mass 32.

A disk 34, of yieldable material, is provided with spaced openings 35 toreceive the jaws l5 and is adapted to be mounted thereon between thefolded end of the absorbent strip l6 and the pairs of ears, as seen inFigures 1, 2 and 3, to provide a guard or shield to prevent oil fromdraining from the jaws IE on to the handles 22 and 2| when the jaws arepositioned to extend upwardly.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the oil gauge rod wiper may bereadily hung on a nail or hook or attached to a rod or bar for mountingit in a convenient location relatively to a gauge rod. The wiper It) mayalso be connected to the handle portion of a gauge rod in the samemanner as it is attached to a brace rod, as heretofore described, forsupporting the wiper I!) when not in use. For wiping an oil gauge rod,not shown, the handles and 21 are compressed relatively to each other sothat the rod may be inserted therethrough after which the handles arereleased to allow the spring to move the jaws to a closed position sothat when the oil gauge rod is drawn back through the jaws it will bewiped by the folded portion of the absorbent strip IE. If the gauge rodis of the flat type it is disposed between the abutting portions of theends of the strip !6, for wiping the rod, or if it is round or polygonalshaped in cross section, it is disposed in the opening l8 adjacent towhich point the strip I6 is loosely disposed relatively to the jaws l5so that it can be compressed and will readily adapt itself to the shapeof the rod for wiping the entire periphery thereof. The cut-out portions19 are provided to permit the folded portion of the strip E6 to be morereadily compressed by relatively large, round or polygonal shaped oilgauge rods.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously beresorted to as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has beenillustrated and described.

I claim as my invention:

1. A gauge rod wiper comprising a pair of arms having inwardlyprojecting ears, intermediate of their ends, a pin projecting throughsaid ears for pivotally connecting the arms, said arms havingcorresponding ends forming jaws, spring means associated with the armsfor urging the jaws to a closed position, absorbent material attached tothe inner faces of the jaws, the 0pposite ends of the arms forminghandles, compressible for opening the jaws, one of said handles having alateral extension at its outer end, said eitension projecting beyond thefree end of the other handle and being provided with an intu-rned endfor engaging the outer side of said last mentioned handle for limitingthe outward movement of the handles relatively to each other.

2. A gauge rod wiper as in claim 1, said jaws having alined laterallydisposed grooves in their side edges and adjacent their free ends, anelongated receptacle for receiving the free ends of said jaws, the sidewalls of said receptacle having inwardly projecting oppositely disposedribs for engaging said grooves for mounting the receptacle on the jawsto permit said jaws to be moved relatively to each other while inengagement with the receptacle.

3. A gauge rod Wiper as in claim 1, said jaws having alined laterallydisposed grooves in their side edges and adjacent their free ends, anelongated receptacle for receiving the free ends of said jaws the sidewalls of said receptacle having inwardly projecting oppositely disposedribs for engaging said grooves for mounting the receptacle on the jawsto permit said jaws to be' moved relatively to each other while inengagement with the receptacle, a mass of absorbent material disposed inthe bottom of said receptacle, and a plate covering said mass andyieldably supported thereby in engagement with the free ends of thejaws.

4. A gauge rod wiper comprising a pair of arms having inwardlyprojecting ears, intermediate of their ends, pivotally connected to.

each other for pivotally connecting the arms, said arms havingcorresponding ends forming the jaws, said jaws being provided withabsorbent material, projecting inwardly thereof, and disposed inabutting engagement with each other, spring means for normally urgingsaid jaws toward a closed position, a drip receptacle having an open endin which the free ends of said jaws are detachably and slidably mountedfor opening and closing the jaws while the free ends thereof areengaging the receptacle, and a resilient shield yieldably mounted on thejaws, adjacent their inner ends and disposed therebetween andtherearound.

5. A gauge rod wiper comprising a pair of channel shaped arms pivotallyconnected, intermediate of their ends, said arms having complementaryends forming jaws and opposite ends forming handles, spring means forurging the jaws toward a closed position, a strip of absorbent material,folded intermediate of its ends, and disposed between the jaws, the endsof the strip extending toward the free ends of the jaws, the foldedportion of said absorbent strip being positioned in the channel portionsof the jaws and projecting therefrom into the space between the jaws,said jaws converging toward their free ends so that variouscomplementary portions of the strip will be compressed to differentdegrees when the jaws are in a closed position, one of said handleshaving a laterally projecting extension extending beyond the free end ofthe other handle and provided with an inturned end, U- shaped in crosssection, to receive the free end of the other handle to form a stop tolimit the movement of the jaws toward a closed position.

FRANK M. SCO'I'I.

